Importing Files in Parallel with SSIS
Run multiple instances of your package in parallel so that each instance processes a portion of the total number of files
2019-08-23 (first published: 2017-11-07)
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Paulo de Jesus
A Simple Introduction to Dynamic SQL
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Setting up R in SQL 2016 – Avoiding Pitfalls
Setting up R in SQL 2016 proved to be trickier than expected, but here is how to avoid the frustrations.
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The Long Running Backup
I have a long running backup of the Sales database during a maintenance window that is going to take another 2 hours to complete on SQL Server 2022. I also need to perform some proactive work and add another file (ndf) to the Sales database to handle the expected growth of the next month. Can I do both simultaneously?
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